Baptism
Three Views
InterVarsity Press · Print & ebook · August 10, 2009
The Christian church confesses "one baptism." But the church's answers to how, whom and when to baptize, and even what it means or does, are famously varied.
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- Who it’s for
- A thoughtful exchange turns a familiar church practice into a closer question of belief.
- Themes
- Baptism practices, Evangelical views on baptism, Church disagreement
- Genres
- Sacraments, Ecclesiology, Systematic Theology
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The Christian church confesses "one baptism." But the church's answers to how, whom and when to baptize, and even what it means or does, are famously varied. This Spectrum Multiview volume provides a forum for thoughtful proponents of three principal evangelical views to state their case, respond to the others, and then provide a summary response and statement.
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Sinclair Ferguson sets out the case for infant baptism, Bruce Ware presents the case for believers' baptism, and Anthony Lane argues for a mixed practice. As with any good conversation on a controversial topic, this book raises critical issues, challenges preconceptions and discloses the soft points in each view. Evangelicals who wish to understand better their own church's practice or that of their neighbor, or who perhaps are uncertain of their own views, will value this incisive book. Spectrum Multiview Books offer a range of viewpoints on contested topics within Christianity, giving contributors the opportunity to present their position and also respond to others in this dynamic publishing format.
One Practice, Three Views
A thoughtful exchange turns a familiar church practice into a closer question of belief.
Come here for
- Compare infant, believers’, and mixed-practice cases
- Watch each view answer its critics
Expect
- Contested questions and challenged assumptions
- A clearer view of your church’s practice and its neighbors’
Where it sits
| Ecclesiology | 93% |
|---|---|
| Sacraments | 58% |
| Systematic Theology | 27% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Bible Criticism & Interpretation
- Sacraments
- Christian Ministry
- Authors
- David F. Wright
- Publisher
- InterVarsity Press
- Published
- August 10, 2009
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Baptism practices · Evangelical views on baptism · Church disagreement
- Reading lane
- Bible Criticism & Interpretation